Batman: Gotham by Gaslight 4K UHD (2018)

[Pieter V]

Batman: Gotham by Gaslight (2018) 4K Blu-ray

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

BATMAN HUNTS JACK THE RIPPER
IN TURN-OF-THE-CENTURY GOTHAM CITY AS
WARNER BROS. HOME ENTERTAINMENTAND
DC ENTERTAINMENT PRESENT
BATMAN: GOTHAM BY GASLIGHT
COMING FEBRUARY 6, 2018 TO
Ultra HD BLU-RAY™ combo pack,
BLU-RAY™ COMBO PACK AND DVD

BURBANK, CA (November 14, 2017) – The first true Elseworlds tale from DC comes to animated life as a steampunk Batman hunts Jack the Ripper through the shadows of turn-of-the-century Gotham City in Batman: Gotham By Gaslight. Produced by Warner Bros. Animation and DC Entertainment, the all-new, feature-length animated film arrives from Warner Bros. Home Entertainment on Digital starting January 23, 2018, and on Ultra HD Blu-ray Combo Pack, Blu-ray Combo Pack and DVD February 6, 2018.

Inspired by the landmark one-shot Elseworlds tale by Brian Augustyn and Mike Mignola, Batman: Gotham By Gaslight will be available in several popular formats as only the second Ultra HD Blu-ray Combo Pack ($39.99 SRP) release of a DC Universe Movie. The film will also be available as a Blu-ray Combo Pack ($24.98 SRP) and DVD ($19.98 SRP), and Digital ($19.99 HD, $14.99 SD). The Ultra HD Blu-ray Combo Pack features an Ultra HD Blu-ray disc in 4K with HDR and a Blu-ray disc featuring the film; the Blu-ray Combo Pack features the film in hi-definition; and the DVD features the movie in standard definition. The Ultra HD Blu-ray and Blu-ray Combo Pack include a digital version of the film.

Batman: Gotham By Gaslight takes place at the turn of the century as America’s continued industrial revolution is to be showcased at a World’s Fair hosted by Gotham City. But while the world prepares to witness the glittery glory of Gotham’s technological advances, there is a killer loose in the city’s darkest shadows. Preying on the city’s women, this killer is as precise as he is cruel. As Police Commissioner James Gordon tries to calm the fears of Gotham’s citizens regarding the butcher called Jack the Ripper, the masked vigilante Batman enacts his own detective work – with the help of confident, capable Selina Kyle – to stop the Ripper’s murderous spree. Witness a world in flames as the notorious serial killer’s controlled savagery meets the calculated stealth of the Dark Knight.

Acclaimed for his performance in Batman: Under The Red Hood, Bruce Greenwood (American Crime Story, Star Trek, iRobot) reprises his role as the voice of the Dark Knight in Batman: Gotham By Gaslight. Jennifer Carpenter (Dexter, Limitless) makes her DC Universe Movies debut as the voice of Selina Kyle. The voice cast also features Scott Patterson (Gilmore Girls, Justice League Unlimited) as James Gordon, Anthony Head (Buffy The Vampire Slayer, Merlin) as Alfred Pennyworth, Yuri Lowenthal (Batman Unlimited, Young Justice) as Harvey Dent, John DiMaggio (Futurama, Adventure Time) as Chief Bullock, William Salyers (Batman vs. Two-Face) as Hugo Strange, and Grey Griffin (DC Super Hero Girls) as Sister Leslie. The cast also includes notable voice actors Tara Strong, Bob Joles, David Forseth, Chris Cox, Lincoln Melcher and Kari Wuhrer.

Producer Sam Liu (Batman and Harley Quinn, Teen Titans: The Judas Contract) also directs Batman: Gotham By Gaslight from a script by Jim Krieg (Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox). Alan Burnett is co-producer. Executive Producers are Sam Register and Bruce Timm (Batman: The Killing Joke). Benjamin Melniker and Michael Uslan are executive producers.

“We’re thrilled to bring this classic Elseworlds story to life,” said Mary Ellen Thomas, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Vice President, Family & Animation Marketing. “Gotham By Gaslight is the original Elseworlds tale from DC, and we know the fans have been anticipating this gritty adaptation. Fans will be transported to an alternate reality with this unexpected tale of the Dark Knight.”



Batman: Gotham By Gaslight Enhanced Content

Ultra HD Blu-ray Combo Pack, Blu-ray Combo Pack and Digital
“Caped Fear: The First Elseworld” (Featurette) – Batman in the distant past of Gotham, at the crossroads of where the Gothic 19th century meets the modern age. Jack the Ripper, clashingwith Gotham and its ruling elite. The documentary traces the influence of the comic book story, and why Gotham by Gaslight stands the test of time.
Batman: Gotham by Gaslight Audio Commentary– Join Executive Producer Bruce Timm, Director Sam Liu and Writer Jim Krieg as they provide details about the scenes of Batman: Gotham by Gaslightand why this is a special project for each of them. Listen in for all things Batman: Gotham by Gaslight, and immerse once more into this dark and Gothic world.
A Sneak Peek at the next DC Universe Movie, Suicide Squad: Hell To Pay: A behind-the-scenes look at the next entry in the popular series of DC Universe Movies, featuring thoughts from the talented filmmakers.
From the DC Vault – “Showdown” episode from Batman: The Animated Series; “Trials of the Demon!” episode from Batman: The Brave and the Bold.

DVD
A Sneak Peek at the next DC UniverseMovie, Suicide Squad: Hell To Pay: A behind-the-scenes look at the next entry in the popular series of DC UniverseMovies, featuring thoughts from the talented filmmakers and voice cast.


About Warner Bros. Home Entertainment, Inc.:
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment (WBHE) brings together Warner Bros. Entertainment’s home video, digital distribution and interactive entertainment businesses in order to maximize current and next-generation distribution scenarios. An industry leader since its inception, WBHE oversees the global distribution of content through packaged goods (Blu-ray Disc™ and DVD) and digital media in the form of electronic sell-through and video-on-demand via cable, satellite, online and mobile channels, and is a significant developer and publisher for console and online video game titles worldwide. WBHE distributes its product through third party retail partners and licensees.

About DC Entertainment
DC Entertainment, home to iconic brands DC (Superman, Batman, Green Lantern, Wonder Woman, The Flash, etc.), Vertigo (Sandman, Fables, etc.) and MAD, is the creative division charged with strategically integrating across Warner Bros. and Time Warner. DC Entertainment works in concert with many key Warner Bros. divisions to unleash its stories and characters across all media, including but not limited to film, television, consumer products, home entertainment, and interactive games. Publishing thousands of comic books, graphic novels and magazines each year, DC Entertainment is one of the largest English-language publishers of comics in the world.

BATMAN and all related characters and elements are trademarks of and © DC Comics. © 2017 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.

About Warner Bros. Animation
Warner Bros. Animation (WBA) is one of the leading producers of animation in the entertainment industry, producing and developing projects for multiple platforms, both domestically and internationally. WBA’s TV series include Justice League Action, Teen Titans Go! and the upcoming DC Super Hero Girls and Unikitty! for Cartoon Network; Be Cool Scooby-Doo!,Bunnicula, Dorothy and the Wizard of Oz, The Tom and Jerry Show, New Looney Tunes and Wacky Races for Boomerang; Mike Tyson Mysteries for Adult Swim; Green Eggs and Ham for Netflix; and Young Justice: Outsiders for the upcoming DC-branded digital service. As home to the iconic animated characters from the DC, Hanna-Barbera, MGM and Looney Tunes libraries, WBA also produces highly successful animated films — including the DC Universe Movies — for DVD, Blu-ray® and digital media. One of the most-honored animation studios in history, WBA has won six Academy Awards®, 35 Emmy® Awards, the George Foster Peabody Award, an Environmental Media Award, a Parents’ Choice Award, the HUMANITAS Prize, two Prism Awards and 20 Annie Awards (honoring excellence in animation).

[cynatnite]

Getting it. This looks pretty good.

[Cobolisdead]

Awesome news! Always great to see more animated films on UHD!

[imsounoriginal]

I hope this movie is good so I can get this. Also that HDR banner might be the highest I've seen yet lol

[dhui1996]

Originally Posted by imsounoriginal

I hope this movie is good so I can get this. Also that HDR banner might be the highest I've seen yet lol

Actually it's a close second, A Charlie Brown Christmas has the highest HDR banner

https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/A-Cha...lu-ray/183524/

[DJR662]

I've never read or even heard of the comic but the trailer looks good. Also this being R-rated has gotten me interested, this is the first time for an animated Batman movie I think? I just hope I won't regret getting this like I did with Batman and Harley Quinn...

[dallywhitty]

Originally Posted by DJR662

Also this being R-rated has gotten me interested, this is the first time for an animated Batman movie I think?

Nope. The Killing Joke was rated R.

[Rich65]

I want to get this in 4K, with any luck Target will also have a 4K steelbook (fingers crossed).

[McCrutchy]

Originally Posted by dallywhitty

Nope. The Killing Joke was rated R.

I still haven't watched my copy of The Killing Joke, but I did watch the R-rated Justice League Dark, and found it very tame for the rating. To be honest, the MPAA let other DCAU films get away with so much blood and violence for supposedly PG-13 ratings that I didn't really notice anything more "graphic" in Justice League Dark.

As for Gotham by Gaslight, it's not really a good indication that the only reason for the R rating is "some violence", as opposed to "bloody violence" or "bloody violence and gore". I'm sure it could be a good show, and it has to be better than the train wreck that is Batman and Harley Quinn, but I'm not sure you should expect a lot from the rating here.

[xbs2034]

Originally Posted by McCrutchy

I still haven't watched my copy of The Killing Joke, but I did watch the R-rated Justice League Dark, and found it very tame for the rating. To be honest, the MPAA let other DCAU films get away with so much blood and violence for supposedly PG-13 ratings that I didn't really notice anything more "graphic" in Justice League Dark.

As for Gotham by Gaslight, it's not really a good indication that the only reason for the R rating is "some violence", as opposed to "bloody violence" or "bloody violence and gore". I'm sure it could be a good show, and it has to be better than the train wreck that is Batman and Harley Quinn, but I'm not sure you should expect a lot from the rating here.

Yeah, these films won't be hard Rs, just a couple moments here and there. Both Killing Joke and Gotham By Gaslight were given permission to accept whatever rating came, and they just happened to get an R (not sure about this one of course, but I think Killing Joke got it more for themes and implication rather than anything graphic on-screen).

JL Dark was actually planned for PG-13, but when the first MPAA submission came back as R, WB just accepted it after the success of Killing Joke rather than asking for cuts (for instance the Wonder Woman animated movie was initially rated R, but WB mandated cuts).

Glad to hear this is getting a UHD release, after Vs Two-Face had none, and it wasn't mentioned in the trailer, I was thinking Harley Quinn (which I did like at all either) was a one-off

[chip75]

Originally Posted by McCrutchy

I still haven't watched my copy of The Killing Joke, but I did watch the R-rated Justice League Dark, and found it very tame for the rating. To be honest, the MPAA let other DCAU films get away with so much blood and violence for supposedly PG-13 ratings that I didn't really notice anything more "graphic" in Justice League Dark.

I've only watched the first half of Justice League Dark, but there was a scene with a baby in the beginning. That might have tipped it over into Rated R territory.

Compared to Watchmen: Tales of the Black Freighter, I don't think there's much in the DC animated movies to push them into adult territory, some of the themes in The Killing Joke do, but as the animation style is quite cartoonish (that's not meant as an insult), the violence never really has much impact.

[xxstrataxx]

BATMAN: GOTHAM BY GASLIGHT Official Trailer (2018) DC Animated Movie HD - YouTube

[dcfan88]

I really enjoyed the comic, might need to give it another read soon. I bought the Steelbook for Batman and Harley Quinn then bought the 4K a few weeks back. I liked the 4K for it and I'm looking to get this one in 4K

[Viking61]

Available for pre-order on Barnes & Noble.

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/video/31952897

[Petey Parker]

Hopefully there's a steelbook for this one. I passed on the UHD for Batman & Harley because I get the steelbooks.

[madfloyd]

Has this content been released before or is this new?

[Pieter V]

Originally Posted by madfloyd

Has this content been released before or is this new?

New.

[Pieter V]

Amazon.com:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B077HKSWN3...0857341&sr=8-1

[bowlingbilly10]

Best Buy steelbook??

[Pieter V]